Search Results: Chess - Middlegame and General Improvement from Glynn's Books

N.Y.: Cardoza, 2004. Pb, 256pp. VG clean copy. Collection of 218 errors, misplays, oversights and blunders taken from master play and organized into themes such as "Neglecting the King", "Ignoring Pins" and "Premature Aggression".. Soft Cover. Very Good.

N.Y.: Barnes & Noble, 1961. Pb, 252pp. Fair+, spine very wrinkled, covers creased but contents clean. 1001 positions to solve arranged by tactical theme (Pinning, Double Atack, The Overworked Piece , Queen Sacrifices, Zugzwang etc.). Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2011. Pb, 304pp. Signed by John Nunn on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. 1001 puzzle positions, taken from actual games, graded for difficulty and with a scoring system. Many are suitable for novice and junior players.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Gambit, 2008. Pb, 128pp.VG(-), clean contents. 101 questions/answers covering all aspects of playing chess. Examples include: "Will playing offbeat lines and gambits give me more chances of winning quickly?", "How does one judge exchanges of pieces of equal value?", "Which endings are most drawish?", . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Dallas: Pickard & Son, 1997. Pb, 95pp. VG, clean contents. Around 160 games illustrating Alekhine's Block, a tactic in the Kingside attack.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Batsford, 1973. Hb, xii + 137pp + index. Fair+ in a Good price-clipped dj which is taped to inside covers. Endpapers browned and first few pages have sticker residue. The former president of the British Chess Federation, also a Nobel-prize winning scientist, presents a progressive step-by-step theory book, with exercises, targetted at beginners. Contents: The power of the pieces and pawns, illustrative endings; Some tactical manouevres; The middle game; The opening; The endgame; Selected games (from Anderssen and Morphy to Fischer and Larsen); Solutions to exercises.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2008. Pb, 256pp. VG clean copy. Includes 33 complete games annotated in detail plus many supplemental games and over 70 exercises with solutions. The examples are often less well-known and include recent games by players such as Carlsen and Anand. Contents: The King in the centre; Opposite-side castling; Attacking the castled King (same-side castling); Exploiting temporary advantages; Horwitz Bishops; Miscellaneous themes (Power of the f5-Knight; Manouevering with the major pieces; The pawn centre).. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: G. Bell, 1955. Hb, vi + 208pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good dj which has sunned/darkened spine and slight edgewear. Provides a classification and techniques for various mates. With illustrative games and 80 test positions. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1913. Hb, maroon covers with gilt inlay and titles, xvi + 492pp. Good, gilt still bright, slight edgewear to spine and corners, stamps of Hastings Chess Club on several pages and club presentation sticker and previous owner's name on inside front cover.The sections in this revised edition have been enlarged to : The End Game (165 pp); The Middle Game (180 pp); The Opening (143pp). Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good.

N.Y.: Dover Pb, vi + 208pp. Good, cover creases, clean contents. Reprint of the 1953 edition. Provides a classification and techniques for various mates. With illustrative games and 80 test positions. Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover. Good.

N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, 1953. Hb, blue boards, no dj, vi + 208pp. Good(-). Previous owner's name on fep and several pages have brief inked notation. Provides a classification and techniques for various mates. With illustrative games and 80 test positions. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1978. Pb, 232pp. Good, sunned spine, light cover wear. 13 "lessons" to show how you can improve your play to Master standard. Each chapter has exercises. Contents: The ferocious pawns; The Pawn Chain; Positional Sacrifices; Positional Sacrifices of the Exchange; Centralization; The Advanced Centre; Central Pawn Majority; The Attack; The Counter-attack; The Isolated Pawn; The Exchange Variation of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit; Winning Ideas; Hidden Strategical possibilities in the Middlegame. Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Moon Township, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 2001. Pb, 120pp. VG, clean contents. Contains around 140 complete and part-games illustrating attacking play before the King has castled, with the games and positions arranged according to the direction from which the King is attacked. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1996. Pb, 105pp. Good+, faint yellowing to page edges, clean contents. Examines how to win games when you have a clear advantage and as the author states in his introduction, the emphasis is on the word "technique", not "attacking". Contents : Basics of the Kingside attack; Technical chess and fighting chess; Sacrifices and combinations; Piece mobility; The initiative; The attack goes wrong; Quizzes. Most of the complete games featured come from the 1994 Lloyds Bank Masters tournament.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Gambit, 2005. Pb, 176pp. VG(-) with clean contents, faintest of yellowing to page edges. Contains 351 chess positions to solve, mostly taken from games played 2000-2004. Full solutions are provided and a self-rating system.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Slough: Foulsham Hb, 1970s reprint, viii + 212pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good dj which has a closed tear and sunned spine. Includes review tests. Contents: Basic rules; Chess notation and relative values; The art of checkmate; How to win material; Superior force wins - simple endgames; Principles of opening play; Some model openings; Instructive games. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Slough: Foulsham, 2006. Pb, 224pp. VG, clean tight copy. Includes review tests. Contents: Basic rules; Chess notation and relative values; The art of checkmate; How to win material; Superior force wins - simple endgames; Principles of opening play; Some model openings; Instructive games; Computer and online chess.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: Cardoza, 2002. Pb, 168pp. VG clean copy. Basic guide which covers the rules, principles of opening, middle and endgame, development and pawn structure, chess notation, and includes a couple of games with strategic thinking explained.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Moscow, 1985. In Russian. Pb, 160pp. Signed by the author Evgeny Gik with an inscription in English to the chess composer John Roycroft. Good(-) with edgewear to spine and corners, light page tanning, clean text. One chapter appears to be titled " Anatoly Karpov answers your questions" and other contributors include Tal, Taimanov, Kasparov and Chiburdanidze. One assumes from the cover photo that the book was targetted at juniors (?). Includes games and studies.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover.

Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1982. Pb, 117pp. Good, covers sunned/darkened, light wear, clean contents. Uses the games of average players (with occasional excerpts from master games for comparison) to show where errors have been made and to highlight themes. Includes 18 games with detailed annotations, organized by opening and into three main areas: Attacking; Positional Play; Endgame. Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.